Co-operatively-owned energy generation is a vibrant and growing sector in the UK. Since 1997 over 7,000 individual investors have ploughed over £16 million into community-owned wind turbines.
This report summarises insights gained from visits to five co-operatively owned energy projects during the summer of 2011.
To help celebrate Energy Saving Week (25-31 October), Greener Together – the co-operative way is launching a new monthly e-newsletter packed full of competitions and incentives as well as handy tips to help those signed up to the project save even more energy and live greener.
Sustainability and environment - exploring how co-operatives can deliver in different areas such as energy generation, saving, supply, retrofit, low carbon new build housing and individual behaviour change www.greenertogether.coop (climate change)
The report of the Global Watch Mission, published in October 2004 by URBED and Co-operatives UK. It investigates the roles that co-operatives in Denmark and Sweden have played in renewable energy projects.
Submitted by Mary Rayner on 24 October, 2011 - 13:44
Are you involved in a community group and would like extra income whilst supporting a new co-operative? Co-operatives UK member, Local United is offering some great affiliate schemes for community groups with the added bonus of switching to an ethical energy supplier.
The Greener Together toolkit has been designed to support people taking practical actions that create change around the themes of energy, waste and personal travel and to guide working with others through collective action.
Submitted by petramorris on 1 August, 2011 - 11:08
Non-profit IPS community energy company OVESCO has successfully completed
Submitted by petramorris on 28 July, 2011 - 16:19
Submitted by Mary Rayner on 25 July, 2011 - 16:36
I got back from annual leave today to the news that the UK's largest solar farm has just gone online.
Submitted by Mary Rayner on 13 July, 2011 - 15:47
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